Supervisory Marine Transportation Specialist

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY MARINE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST in the NAVY COMPONENT COMMAND, UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (USTRANSCOM), OPERATIONS & PLANS DIRECTORATE of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

Duties:

• You will be the Deputy Director of Operations, participating fully with the Directorate in all activities and sharing with the Director of Operations all phases of the Directorate's program and work.
• You will provide leadership and expertise in the development of more efficient and effective operational, readiness and management procedures.
• You will oversee daily management of the Organisation's staff.
• You will develop business plans and corporate initiatives.
• You will oversee an organisation's budget.
• You will monitor the professional development of all civilian personnel.
• You will organize, direct, and supervise special projects and programs of broad scope and technical complexity.

Requirements:

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level.
• Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required.
• You will be subject to random testing.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.
• You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications:

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience applying concepts, principles, and/or methodologies applicable to Marine Transportation programs to effectively manage a diverse spectrum of marine operations.
• Experience developing or revising existing policy and/or guidance for use by others within and outside the command.
• Experience planning, conducting or evaluating long-range studies for the solution of programs related to national maritime policy.
• Experience utilizing the Defense Readiness Reporting System to view or report ships readiness.
• Experience utilizing a Civilian Personnel Data System (e.g. DCPDS) in order to enter or approve civilian personnel actions.
• Experience utilizing a Financial Management System (e.g. Oracle) to manage expenditure of funds for the department.
• Experience applying Department of Defense security policies and procedures for units ashore and afloat.

Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5):

• For Marine Transportation positions, experience in planning, directing, and supervising cargo or bulk petroleum movements such as embarkation and debarkation, cargo loading and discharge.
• Formulating marine transportation itineraries and routings according to commercial cost factors and tariffs.
• Formulating marine transportation traffic plans for personnel and cargo.
• Scheduling ships.
• Developing, analyzing, or evaluating cargo lift capabilities.
• Preparing statistics for planning operations of ships or formulating budgetary estimates of cargo transportation costs.
• Serving as a licensed merchant marine deck or engine officer or naval deck or engine officer.

Additional information:

• This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
• Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
• A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements.
• During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.